AI images

Runnen said:

There's a literal gazillion WoW-like AI artworks out there, and while I do still "play" WoW for some reason, I prefer to work on EQ stuff because it scratches the nostalgia itch and I like trying to make the most out of outdated graphics, I like to imagine things from EQ as the developpers might have imagined them, but then the technical limitations of the era and budget came in and they had to do what they could.

WoW has improved graphically over the years but its cartoony style tends to age better (like to this day Zelda A Link to the Past still looks good to me because it's cartoony pixel art as opposed to N64 games with polygons). EQ looked impressive when it came out but today it's comically awful-looking for the most part but, again, it's so nostalgic (the newer models they used for zone revamps / new content in EQ look for the most part horribly out of place to me even though ironically they have a bunch more polygons and higher resolution but it's like seeing an Unreal engine Goomba in my NES Mario Bros).

I've had less spare time to do AI stuff last few days and the AI keeps crashing a lot, so it's a bit slower, I'm trying to see if I can make it do stuff in the style of Keith Parkinson, or maybe try some fun crossovers, or just striking EQ places, designs or memories I have.. I dunno, sometimes I just get an idea and I write it down to try some AI later.

Requests are fun too, don't hesitate to suggest stuff you'd like to see, or if you want a particular character / screenshot you cherish redone, I can try that. It can be from other games/media too, I just have a soft spot for EQ but the sky's the limit.

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